Fopling
@fopling.bsky.social
Baker of bread, maker of wine, lover of philosophy
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Fopling uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 316 films watched. Favorites: The Lighthouse (2019), Mother Joan of the Angels (1961), The Forbidden Room (2015), Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989). ...
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It's incredible to be reading Rosa Luxemburg's "Reform or Revolution" and recognize arguments about the definition of capitalist, vis-a-vis stock ownership, I had on the Internet as a college student. I suppose some things never change, and combating bad pseudo Marxist analysis is one of them.
February 4, 2026 at 3:18 PM
It's incredible to be reading Rosa Luxemburg's "Reform or Revolution" and recognize arguments about the definition of capitalist, vis-a-vis stock ownership, I had on the Internet as a college student. I suppose some things never change, and combating bad pseudo Marxist analysis is one of them.
"Hey catcher, what are you doing in my rye? The baseball diamond is that way!"
Hey man, that's some nice rye. Somebody gonna catch it?
February 4, 2026 at 1:04 PM
"Hey catcher, what are you doing in my rye? The baseball diamond is that way!"
I think about his interaction with legendary exploitation director Doris Wishman where he asked her why her actress Chesty Morgan was so often clothed on screen when the attraction of the film was seeing her shirtless. Horny in a missing the point kind of way.
Roger Ebert both loved sex and had little to no imagination for it. In a way we all now have a trace of the cyborg sexuality of Crash, even Ebert himself in his mediated experience of it through film.
February 1, 2026 at 9:55 PM
I think about his interaction with legendary exploitation director Doris Wishman where he asked her why her actress Chesty Morgan was so often clothed on screen when the attraction of the film was seeing her shirtless. Horny in a missing the point kind of way.
Roger Ebert both loved sex and had little to no imagination for it. In a way we all now have a trace of the cyborg sexuality of Crash, even Ebert himself in his mediated experience of it through film.
February 1, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Roger Ebert both loved sex and had little to no imagination for it. In a way we all now have a trace of the cyborg sexuality of Crash, even Ebert himself in his mediated experience of it through film.
Crash (1996) should have won best picture instead of Crash (2004). I don't care that it came out 8 years earlier
February 1, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Crash (1996) should have won best picture instead of Crash (2004). I don't care that it came out 8 years earlier
Cronenberg in the 90s had a weird habit of adapting books about ecstatic and sexual experiences then directing his actors to play it extremely cold and still. It's clearly an artistic decision, but not one I fully understand.
I think it works better for Crash than Naked Lunch.
I think it works better for Crash than Naked Lunch.
February 1, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Cronenberg in the 90s had a weird habit of adapting books about ecstatic and sexual experiences then directing his actors to play it extremely cold and still. It's clearly an artistic decision, but not one I fully understand.
I think it works better for Crash than Naked Lunch.
I think it works better for Crash than Naked Lunch.
Buns are out of the oven. I just sprinkled some chia seeds onto the pumpkin ones to mark them.
February 1, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Buns are out of the oven. I just sprinkled some chia seeds onto the pumpkin ones to mark them.
Making curry buns and pumpkin pie buns. Now I need to figure out how to differentiate them from the outside or have a surprising lunch in the future.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Making curry buns and pumpkin pie buns. Now I need to figure out how to differentiate them from the outside or have a surprising lunch in the future.
Tetsuo the Iron Man and Crash (the novel) are so close to being identical thematically. The difference is that Crash is about the sublime cyborg state only reachable through death. Tetsuo pushes beyond death into embracing the living cyborg as a new entity.
January 31, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Tetsuo the Iron Man and Crash (the novel) are so close to being identical thematically. The difference is that Crash is about the sublime cyborg state only reachable through death. Tetsuo pushes beyond death into embracing the living cyborg as a new entity.
Crash is a very French novel about being American. Confusing (but perhaps appropriate) then that J. G. Ballard is English.
January 30, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Crash is a very French novel about being American. Confusing (but perhaps appropriate) then that J. G. Ballard is English.
It's nice of Trump to be doing everything in his power to cement his spot as the worst US president in history. It makes the job of present and future historians much easier.
January 30, 2026 at 6:41 PM
It's nice of Trump to be doing everything in his power to cement his spot as the worst US president in history. It makes the job of present and future historians much easier.
My reaction to seeing stupid discourse on my feed
January 30, 2026 at 1:14 PM
My reaction to seeing stupid discourse on my feed
Nothing makes me feel like I can't do math quite like playing Slay the Spire. I keep dying when I think I'll live and then yelling "I'm innumerate" at the screen.
January 29, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Nothing makes me feel like I can't do math quite like playing Slay the Spire. I keep dying when I think I'll live and then yelling "I'm innumerate" at the screen.
Letterkenny has messed up my ability to watch Heated Rivalry normally. I keep wanting to yell insults at the hockey players.
January 29, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Letterkenny has messed up my ability to watch Heated Rivalry normally. I keep wanting to yell insults at the hockey players.
I'm afraid that ACAB does include Odo, and it's nice that the writers of DS9 included an episode confirming this fact
January 27, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I'm afraid that ACAB does include Odo, and it's nice that the writers of DS9 included an episode confirming this fact
Going from watching the final episode of TOS to watching the DS9 episode Trials and Tribble-Ations, I almost feel like I'm going to cry. I just love Star Trek so much, and I especially love how much care and respect went into the recreation of the old look.
January 26, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Going from watching the final episode of TOS to watching the DS9 episode Trials and Tribble-Ations, I almost feel like I'm going to cry. I just love Star Trek so much, and I especially love how much care and respect went into the recreation of the old look.
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August 29, 2024 at 5:24 PM
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I think Faulkner tries even my love of long and complex sentences when he jumps back and forth in time multiple times within the same sentence. It feels like I need to diagram them in three dimensions to understand what's happening.
January 25, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I think Faulkner tries even my love of long and complex sentences when he jumps back and forth in time multiple times within the same sentence. It feels like I need to diagram them in three dimensions to understand what's happening.
As an update, delicious in tomato sauce on a baked potato with cheese
Success, they held their shape nicely! Now to toss them into tomato sauce
January 25, 2026 at 2:27 PM
As an update, delicious in tomato sauce on a baked potato with cheese
Success, they held their shape nicely! Now to toss them into tomato sauce
January 24, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Success, they held their shape nicely! Now to toss them into tomato sauce
To be clear, I like Faulkner but I strongly prefer Proust.
I was recommended Faulkner because I love of Proust. They both write beautiful, long, and descriptive sentences, but the nature of their description is different. Proust is a true phenomenologist in his approach to describing sensation. Faulkner favors ornamentation and less embodied description.
January 24, 2026 at 6:50 PM
To be clear, I like Faulkner but I strongly prefer Proust.
I was recommended Faulkner because I love of Proust. They both write beautiful, long, and descriptive sentences, but the nature of their description is different. Proust is a true phenomenologist in his approach to describing sensation. Faulkner favors ornamentation and less embodied description.
January 24, 2026 at 6:50 PM
I was recommended Faulkner because I love of Proust. They both write beautiful, long, and descriptive sentences, but the nature of their description is different. Proust is a true phenomenologist in his approach to describing sensation. Faulkner favors ornamentation and less embodied description.
First batch didn't have enough gluten and fell apart a bit. I'm hoping that I've fixed this with the second batch
Making a double batch of vegan meatballs today. It's a new recipe, so hopefully they work out.
My plan is to add them to a tomato sauce and eat them over baked potatoes with roasted zucchini.
My plan is to add them to a tomato sauce and eat them over baked potatoes with roasted zucchini.
January 24, 2026 at 6:39 PM
First batch didn't have enough gluten and fell apart a bit. I'm hoping that I've fixed this with the second batch
Making a double batch of vegan meatballs today. It's a new recipe, so hopefully they work out.
My plan is to add them to a tomato sauce and eat them over baked potatoes with roasted zucchini.
My plan is to add them to a tomato sauce and eat them over baked potatoes with roasted zucchini.
January 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Making a double batch of vegan meatballs today. It's a new recipe, so hopefully they work out.
My plan is to add them to a tomato sauce and eat them over baked potatoes with roasted zucchini.
My plan is to add them to a tomato sauce and eat them over baked potatoes with roasted zucchini.
After looking at her career trajectory I think maybe the ideal life is being Nigella Lawson. Born into wealth, go to a good school, get a career writing book and restaurant reviews, write books and present nice food shows on TV. It's basically everything I could ask for.
January 23, 2026 at 3:06 PM
After looking at her career trajectory I think maybe the ideal life is being Nigella Lawson. Born into wealth, go to a good school, get a career writing book and restaurant reviews, write books and present nice food shows on TV. It's basically everything I could ask for.